From weekend gardeners to master gardeners, we all share a true affinity for plants. Whether your gardening passion is organic food patches, butterfly gardens, flower gardens, cactii, or just improving your home's curb appeal, we've got it all. Join us for plant swaps and botanical garden shows. Our events are anywhere in the Tampa Bay area.

Free Skool is the radical idea that everyone has knowledge and skills to share. Tampa Free Skool organizes free community classes that are open to all people. Anyone can teach a class, and anyone can learn. Classes can be held in homes, local businesses or public spaces, and can represent a diverse array of points of view, as long as they are freely given. By doing this, we hope to empower individuals and build a strong, interesting, and diverse community. Past classes have included: art, cookin …

Welcome to New Tampa Seniors, a free group for seniors aged 60+. Objectives: NTS was created for those who are looking for new friends. It is especially good for those who are rebuilding their social lives after retirement, moving to the New Tampa area, widow(er)hood, or for those who do not like going out alone. It is great for those who feel safer going out at night with friends. Area: The group is based around the New Tampa area, and has been operating for a few years. It is a very successf …

Have fun on the water with a FLOAT plan! This is Florida's Kayaking Group. http://www.meetup.com/FloridaKayak/ The organizers of this group would like to welcome you and thank you for joining Florida Outdoor Adventure Troupe. We are a camping and kayaking group, but not necessarily in that order! We may also add a few special trips into the mix, like backpacking, tubing and SUP. The FLOAT organizers love to be on the water, and we started this group to meet new people who enjoy kayaking and s …

We are a group of outgoing, active, social couples located all around the Tampa Bay area. We are mostly comprised of members in their 20's to 30's. This is NOT a group for singles or those looking to hook up. We welcome committed couples (dating, married, engaged) who enjoy dining out, happy hour, wine tastings, dancing, bowling, outdoor activities, comedy shows, board game nights, kayaking, beach days, and concerts. We are always open to suggestions! We strive for our group to be member-driven, …

This is a social group for young ladies, ages 21-29, in the Tampa Bay area looking for new girlfriends. We all know that making friends can be somewhat intimidating, so hopefully this group can help eliminate that! In this group, we're looking for fun-loving girls who want to leave the cattiness and drama at the door and discover true friends to rely on. After all, we are all here for the same reason: to make new friends! Tampa Bay Girlfriends is an open group. Although the age suggestion is 21- …

Welcome!  Many wonderful friendships have started here.  We are the original "professionals" meetup in Tampa Bay for fun, adventurous, and cultured friends, mostly in our 20's and 30's. The intention of this group is to encourage community, friendship, and fun with a variety of events including ~ cultural explorations and outdoor adventures, career building & networking, pub crawls & wine tastings, bowling & ice skating, singles soirées, and just hanging out and relaxing with new friends. …

FUN FUN FUN!!! Remember how much fun it was playing kickball as a kid? The pinging noise the ball makes as your foot kicks it, running towards the next base as fast as you can (hoping you don't get tagged out) Laughing so hard that you can't breathe? Now in our 4th year, and,still growing, join us the one and only ORIGINAL local kball group, the "Valrico kickballers "and come re-live a few childhood memories and make some new friends.... We are family friendly unless noted, so, bring your kids …

The Tampa 912 Project is a 2,000+ member volunteer non-profit organization that promotes civic education and advocacy in the Tampa area. The Tampa 912 Project holds classes on history, politics, economics and current events, hosts candidate forums and debates, conducts research, and promotes social welfare.  We hold our government accountable to upholding the Constitution of the United States of America and we favor economic freedom, a constitutionally limited government, and less taxation and g …

This group is for women (ONLY) for all ages over the age 21. Whether you're married, single, divorced, with kids or without!  We are a laid back group of women who just want to relax and have a good time. Whether you are new to the area or have been here for a while and would just like to meet local people this group is a great way to make new friends. Our meetups will be held mostly in the Brandon area though we will occasionally include the surrounding Tampa Bay area. Established members are w …

Welcome to MOMS Club® of Brandon, Fl., a non-profit support group for moms who live in Brandon, Fl. The MOMS Club of Brandon, Fl. is a local chapter of International MOMS Club (www.momsclub.org), a non-profit organization that supports the stay-at-home mother of today. There are more than 100,000 members and 2,000 chapters of MOMS Club worldwide. We are run by moms, for moms! Our chapter serves moms who live in the Brandon, Riverview, Gibsonton, and Apollo Beach zip codes, as well as Valrico zip …

Volunteer event photography to raise money though photography sales/donations for wounded service member programs. This free group is for enthusiastic photographers that want to combine their love of photography with raising money for our nation's wounded service members. All profit is donated and we take no pay for the time and effort. All images are donated for non-commercial use and sold through www.portraitsforpatriots.org on SmugMug. Since most of us are not pros, and don't advertise to be, …

OUR MISSION: To promote and defend the great American principles of individual liberty, Constitutional government, sound money, free markets, and a Constitutionally limited foreign policy, by means of educational and political activity. We are a nonpartisan organization but encourage members to work within the political party of their choice. You are invited to go to our website, www.campaignforliberty.com, and become a member of Campaign for Liberty. *****Florida Campaign for Liberty is …

Are you a mom of an infant or toddler or school age child who’s finding it hard to meet other laid-back, FRIENDLY moms just like you?  Would you like to make new friends for you and your little one(s)?  Do you like getting out and being active, or want to start? Brandon Active Moms Group is a network of local moms like you based in Brandon. We also have members from Tampa, Riverview, Valrico, Apollo Beach, Ruskin and Plant City.   We are stay at home moms, working moms, and work at home moms.  O …

The largest, most active sailing Meetup in Tampa Bay! This FREE group introduces Captains (with certifications), Skippers (with boats), Crew (with training) and Sailors (with interest). No annual dues. No required meetings. Not affiliated with any business. Great boats. Many outings scheduled! A few Skippers volunteer their boats, once a month or every few weeks, so we have day sails, cruises, picnics, raft-ups and holiday Meetups! Our Crew help Skippers handle their boats. Members take turns go …

This is a community Meetup where we can exchange ideas, information, resources, connections, meetings, events, parties, films, etc, that will help us all to move toward a more regenerative way of life, through the power of permaculture design/whole systems design. Together, we can do more. Let's use this group to generate permaculture projects, to support existing projects, to create brainstorming design/planning sessions, to educate one another, to do seed swaps and other share events, or ?. Th …

Florida Voices for Animals (FVA), sponsors of the Annual Tampa Bay VegFest, is a nonprofit organization. Our members work for the compassionate treatment of animals. Issues we're involved in: exploitation of animals in entertainment, on factory farms, and by breeders; protection of endangered wildlife; spay and neuter programs; reduction of domestic abuse and neglect of companion animals; promotion of plant-based diets; support of animal sanctuaries; and protection of the environment for all ani …

Are you sick of the party life? Are you over staying out until 3:00AM at bars? Are you new in town?  Are you looking to make lasting friendships with other ladies around your age?  If so this is the perfect group for you! We are a group of young ladies who just want to meet up for a fun and relaxed time with some great conversation. This is a wonderful opportunity to make some great girlfriends who will hopefully last a lifetime. This group is for single, taken, and/or married young women (sugge …

Welcome to the Brandon - Riverview Photography Group... This group is for Photographers of all levels from Hobbyist, Amateur, Intermediate, to Professionals that range from Portrait, Commercial, Modeling, Sports, Wildlife, Photo Journalist, and more. We have many different types of meetups from just a social get together for Coffee to Photo Walks, Photography Outings, Classes, Presentations, and various events. Most of the events are free how ever we do also have some meetups that have a fee as …

As the Organizer of UNITE, I am dedicated to providing an avenue for black professionals to connect in the Tampa Bay area. Mission Statement: To promote effective business and personal relationships among Tampa Bay’s black professionals, executives and entrepreneurs. This networking group was developed to allow black professionals the opportunity to: Engage in informative solution-based dialogue Leverage respective talents and abilities Discuss issues impacting our communities Participate in Vol …

Meet with local people who live with Fibromyalgia/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (FM/CFS). We discuss, share, laugh, and conquer the misconceptions regarding these disabling conditions of FM/CFS and other diseases that may arise from FM/CFS. This group has been set up to be a "closed group" to create an atmosphere of security, trust, and comfort. Your spouse or significant other is always welcome to join you at our meetings if you wish.  We have found that your support person will have a better unders …

SCUBA and Snorkeling adventure seekers in the Tampa Bay Area looking for water sports activites. We love being in the water, on the water and by the water.  If you are interested in becoming scuba certified or just like group rates on awesome adventures around the state we offer a wide range of activities for snorkelers, scuba divers and spectators. ALL RESERVATIONS CONFIRMATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO RECEIPT OF PAYMENT AND CONFIRMATION BY THE ORGANIZER OF THE GROUP. Be sure to "Like" ReefSeekers and D …

The Tampa Bay Market Traders welcomes all traders from beginner through advanced. Our purpose is to help trading enthusiasts achieve their goals through shared information and professional grade education. We cover all common trading assets; stocks, options, currencies, futures and commodities. Every month we have one or two Meetups hosted by a Professional Trader and Instructor/Coach. All our speakers trade their own account for a living and have an extensive background teaching trading. They s …

Meet other bay area singles near you! Come to a Singles Meetup event and flirt with fellow minglers for fun, friendship...and maybe more! Meet other singles that want to meet you. Speed Dating events usually occur about twice month. Various venues sponsor/host our events around Tampa to Clearwater to St.Pete.  Each host provides a fun or romantic setting for our events. If a 'party' is more your style, Enjoy the popular Lock and Key Events held about every 8 weeks either in Tampa, St. Pete or Cl …

The Brandon eMarketing Group is an organization dedicated to delivering the internet marketing strategy to business owners that want to expand their businesses. If you are looking to expand your reach through internet marketing by adding new clients this is the Exact group for you. If you can write and read email then you are more than qualified to attend this group of business owners looking to expand their reach! Our focus is to show Business owners how to use the Internet for Marketing purpos …

Founded in 2008, Tampa Bay WaVE is a non-profit charity (filed as a 501c3) dedicated to helping entrepreneurs turn ideas into growing tech businesses in Tampa Bay. Today we have over 100 members who are building, launching or growing over 100 web and mobile tech ventures. WaVE's officially stated goal is to help build an ecosystem here in Tampa Bay in order to build & launch 50 new tech ventures a year within 5 years. We are working with the local universities and other like-minded organization …

WHAT "FRIENDS OF NTAL" GROUP IS ALL ABOUT: “Friends of NTAL” is a group of art lovers, art shoppers, NTAL supporters, and some NTAL members or prospective members. The main benefit of joinig is that you will receive email invitations and reminders about upcoming North Tampa Arts League art shows, receptions, contests, and other fun art events related to NTAL and its members. Membership in our “Friends of NTAL” meetup group is free. You may belong to "FRIENDS OF NTAL" free meetup group, as descr …

This group is for anyone who surfs or wants to learn how. We wanted to create a surf community in the Tampa area that allows local surfers to connect with each other. We will have one organized trip a month to the East Coast and at least one annual trip to outside of the country (Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, Mexico etc.). Feel free to check in and let us know when you are heading to the beach, maybe you wont have to make the trek alone.